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2026Q1(xi)The First War of Independence (1857)
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Under which policy of expansion was the place marked in the map annexed by the British?

Topic: British policies of expansion

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(a) The Doctrine of Lapse.

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Identify the state marked on the map and match it to the policy that took it. Under the Doctrine of Lapse, Lord Dalhousie annexed Satara (1848), Jhansi (1853), Nagpur (1854), Sambalpur and Udaipur — states whose rulers died without a natural heir. Awadh is the state to remember for the DIFFERENT policy: it was annexed in 1856 on the pretext of MISGOVERNANCE, not under the Doctrine of Lapse. Knowing which state goes with which policy is precisely what this question tests.

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The Doctrine of Lapse.

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